Neckerchief and method of making the same



.G. WlPPER ET AL NECKERCHIEF AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME June 25,1946.

Original Filed July 19 Patented June 25, 1946 NECKERCHIEF AND METHOD OFMAKING THE SAME George Wipper and Vivien Francis Wipper, Jacksonville,Fla.

Original application July 19, 1943, Serial No. 495,340. Divided and thisapplication April 25, 1944, Serial No. 532,654

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a neckerchief for use particularly by theenlisted men of the United States Navy and also to the method ofproducing the same, the application covering said invention being adivision of our application filed July 19, 1943, and bearing SerialNumber 495,340. The invention provides for the making of tailormadeneckerchiefs of such character as to enable the wearer of saidneckerchiefs to proceed with less difficulty and labor in the pressingof said neckerchiefs for wear, and furthermore, to provide for theeffective draping of the same upon the wearers neck in a comparativelysimple and easy manner, and this when taking into consideration themethod of making and using neckerchiefs of the usual design now worn atthe present time. Although the neckerchief can be tied about the wearersneck in the usual way, said neckerchief is preferably to be used inassociation with our improved display knot, as covered in ourapplication herein referred to above, namely, Serial No. 495,340, filedJuly 19, 1943.

An object of the invention is to provide a neckerc'nief which ispreformed and so fashioned as to bring about a marked saving in theamount of material used for making the same, and at the same timeprovide sufficient material in folded form to be properly and neatlydraped about the wearers neck.

Another object of the invention resides in providing a neckerchief ofthis general character and with a minimum number of folds to be pressed.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theimproved method and combinations as set forth in the claims, and allequivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference charactersindicate the same parts in all of the views;

Fig. 1 represents one face of a piece of material from which the stripis cut for forming the neckerchief, and indicating thereon severalstrips and the lines of fold therefor;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of our improved neckerchief when properlydraped through our improved display knot to which reference has beenmade herein;

Fig. 3 is a face view of the neckerchief in its completed fashionedform; and

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view of the neckerchief showing the severalfolds thereof.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, it willappear that the improved method of producing a fashioned neckerchief ofthe character herein disclosed, comprises the following steps to be nowset forth in detail:

- In this connection the neckerchief of the present invention isfashioned from a piece of material, such as rayon or the like, and thenovelty resides in cutting a strip ll] of this material on the bias fromthe running yards of said material as it comes from the roll l4 (seeFig. 1), and thus providing a strip which has maximum length, said stripbeing cut to a width requiring a minimum number of folds to produce afinished neckerchief of the usual width for wear, and the material alsobeing out along the line H) to provide the pointed ends for saidneckerchief strip. This strip is folded upon itself along a mediumlongitudinal line H, after which said strip is pressed along said line,and then the folded strip is again folded upon itself along two parallellongitudinal lines l2 of approximately equal distances apart and fromthe edges of said folded strip, the material of said strip containingthe medium line fold I l overlapping the material of said stripcontaining the free longitudinal edges of said strip, and the said stripagain being pressed along these parallel lines.

The only additional step in the method of fashioning the finishedneckerchief is the final step of sewing the several folds together at apoint or points indicated at I3 midway the ends of the strip or finishedneckerchief, the stitches at the point of points 13 serving to retainthe neckerchief in proper condition, and with the folds thereof properlyin position, to be draped about the wearers neck.

It will therefore be seen that by the method just set forth for thefashioning of a neckerchief of the character disclosed, there are aminimum number of folds to be pressed in the fashioning of theneckerchief, and in the pressing of the same after being cleaned orwashed, whereby considerable saving in time and labor in keeping theneckerchief in proper condition for wear is brought about. At the sametime, however, sumcient material is provided in the folded strip tobring about a neat flowing and properly draped neckerchief.

On the other hand, however, neckerchiefs issued to enlisted men in theU. S. Navy are usually fashioned from a piece of rayon one yard square.To form this into a neckerchief tie, this piece of material must befolded in half diagonally and the diagonal crease pressed. Then thepoints of the neckerchief opposite the diagonal crease are folded abouttwo inches back toward the diagonal crease and the new fold is thenpressed down. This process of folding and pressing is then repeated somenine or ten times until the last fold meets the first diagonal fold. Itwill therefore be seen that this last mentioned process of folding andpressing results in a long and tedious operation untilthe neckerchief isin its final condition for use, and the present invention obviates thistedious and unnecessary method, and thus a saving in the work necessaryto keep the neckerchief in proper condition for wear in so far as timeand labor are concerned.

It is also Well to note at this point that the discarded pieces ofmaterial from the roll of vmaterial from which our improved neckerchiefstrips are cut (as indicated for instance at [5 and I6 in the drawing),are not wasted, as these pieces are used in the making of the improvedsquare knot which is preferably worn with said neckerchief as pointedout herein, which square knot invention is claimed in our copendingapplication herein .notedand of which the present aplication is adivision.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and useful,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1, The method .of fashioning aneckerchi f with flowing ends, whichconsists in providing a strip of material of proper length to producethe finished product, said strip cut to a width to receive a number oflongitudinal folds to produce a neckerchief of the usual width, firstfolding said strip along a medium longitudinal line, and then foldingsaid folded strip upon itself along two parallel longitudinal linesdividing the original strip into six substantially equal widths toprovide at least six thicknesses of material throughout the full widthof the neckerchief, both free longitudinal edges lying adjacent oneanother, and the medium line fold and one of the parallel line foldsconstituting one longitudinal edge of the neckerchief with the otherparallel line fold constituting the other longitudinal edge thereof.

'2. The method of fashioning a neckerchief with flowing ends, whichconsists in cutting a strip of material on the bias to form a strip ofmaximum length to produce the finished product, said strip cut to awidth to receive a number of longitudinal folds to produce a neckerchiefof the usual width, first folding said strip along a medium longitudinalline, and then folding said folded strip upon itself along two parallellongitudinal lines dividing the, original strip into six substantiallyequal widths, and with the material of said folded strip containing themedium line fold overlapping the material of said strip containing thefree longitudinal edges of the original strip, the medium line .fold andone of the parallel line folds constituting one longitudinal edge of theneckerchief with the other parallel line fold constituting the otherlongitudinal edge thereof.

GEORGE WIPPER. VIVIEN FRANCIS WJPPER.

